landscape. Asaconsequence ofthissevere or assingletreesinanagricultural now onlyassmallareas,isolated remnants Outside ofnationalparks, rainforest occurs rainforest remaining.lowland sub-tropical settlement withforexamplelessthan1%of been severelyreducedsinceEuropean The distributionofrainforestinNSWhas new rainforestspecies. undigested seedsandtheestablishmentof play animportantroleinthedispersalof more abundant.Inreturntheseanimals during periodsoftheyearwhentheyare Flying foxesalsorelyheavilyonfleshyfruits may alsoincorporateinsectsintheirdiets. mainly ontheseedswithinfleshyfruitsbut the endangeredCoxen’s Fig-Parrot, feed other speciessuchasfigparrotsincluding comprise almosttheirentirediet,whilst andTopknot,Rose-crowned fleshyfruits For somepigeonssuchastheWompoo, threatened Grey-headed FlyingFox. and anumberofmammalssuchasthe feed almostexclusivelyonfleshyfruits), birds, particularlypigeons(manyofwhich food resourceformanyspeciesofnative texture makingthemanattractiveandkey Fleshy fruitsvaryconsiderablyinsizeand Why aretheyimportant? stone enclosingtheseed. within aleatheryskinandcentralhard plant. Theycompriseafleshyouterlayer enclose theseedforreproductionof and inparticularrainforestspecies,to Fleshy fruitsareproducedbymanyplants, What areFleshyFruits? NORTH EASTNEWSOUTHWALES Assortment ofFleshyFruits Fleshy Fruited
Food Trees Food Trees Food Trees Food Trees Food Trees NPWS beneficial forbiodiversity. rainforest specieslistedinTable 1wouldbe species CampherLaurelwith native Additionally, replacementoftheweed made toretainandprotectthesespecies. agricultural activitiesalleffortsshouldbe the year. Whenundertakingroutine threatened speciesduringvarioustimesof important speciesforprovidingfood coast thatareeitherkeystoneorregionally rainforest speciesoccurringonthenorth Table 1listssomeofthefleshyfruited migratory birdandflying-foxspecies. array offoodresourcesforbothlocaland these treesacrossthelandscapeprovidesan mammals. Inparticular, theretentionof survival ofmanythreatenedbirdsand very significantinensuringthecontinued figs) thatannuallyproducefleshyfruit,is remnants andisolatedpaddocktrees(e.g. The protectionofvegetationincluding What canyoudo? threatened inNSW. species arenowconsideredrareand on rainforests.Consequentlymanyofthese doves andparrotsotheranimalsreliant in theabundanceofanumberpigeons, rainforest therehasbeenamarkeddecline reduction inextentanddistributionof
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NaturalNatural ResourceResource ManagementManagement AdvisoryAdvisory Series:Series: NOTENOTE 55 NORTH EAST NEW SOUTH WALES Table 1 Fleshy Fruited Rainforest Species
Scientific Name Common Name Scientific Name Common Name
Acmena hemilampra Broad-leaved Lilly Pilly Ficus coronata Creek Sandpaper Fig
Acmena ingens Red Apple Ficus fraseri Sandpaper Fig
Acmena smithii Lilly Pilly Ficus macrophylla Moreton Bay Fig
Acronychia oblongifolia Common Achronychia Ficus obliqua Small-leaved Fig
Alangium villosum Muskwood Ficus rubiginosa Rusty Fig
Anthocarapa nitidula Incense Cedar Ficus superba Deciduous Fig
Aphananthe philippinensis Rough-leaved Elm Ficus virens White Fig
Archontopheonix cunninghamiana Bangalow Palm Ficus watkinsiana Strangler Fig
Austromyrtus bidwillii Python Tree Ixora beckleri Native Ixora
Beilschmiedia elliptica Grey Walnut Litsea australis Brown Bolly Gum
Beilschmiedia obtusifolia Blush Walnut Litsea reticulata Bolly Gum
Canarium australisicum Mangobark Livistona australis Cabbage Palm
Celtis paniculata Native Celtis Mallotus discolor White Kamala
Cinnamomum oliveri Olivers Sassafras Melia azedarach White Cedar
Cinnamomum virens Red-barked Sassafras Neolitsea australiensis Green Bolly Gum
Citronella moorei Churnwood Neolitsea dealbata White Bolly Gum
Cryptocarya bidwillii Yellow Laurel Olea paniculata Native Olive
Cryptocarya erythroxylon Pigeonberry Ash Pennantia cunninghamii Brown Beech
Cryptocarya obovata Pepperberry Planchonella laurifolia Blush Coondoo
Cryptocarya triplinervis Three-veined Laurel Podocarpus elatus Brown Pine
Decaspermum humile Silky Myrtle Polyscias elegans Celerywood
Dendrocnide excelsa Giant Stinging Tree Polyscias murrayi Pencil Cedar
Diospyros pentamera Myrtle Ebony Premna lignum-vitae Lignum-vitae
Diploglottis australis Native Tamarind Rhodamnia argentea Malletwood
Dysoxylum fraserianum Rosewood Rhodamnia rubescens Scrub Turpentine
Dysoxylum mollisimum Red Bean Rhodomyrtus psidioides Native Gauva
Ehretia acuminata Koda Sloanea australis Maidens Blush
Elaeocarpus grandis Blue Fig/Blue Quandong Sloanea woolsii Yellow Carabeen
Elaeocarpus kirtonii White Quandong Streblus brunonianus Whalebone Tree
Elaeocarpus obovatus Hard Quandong Symplocos stawellii White Hazelwood
Elaeocarpus reticulatus Blueberry Ash Symplocos thwaitesii Buff Hazelwood
Emmenosperma alphitonoides Ye ll o w A s h Syzygium australe Brush Cherry
Endiandra discolor Rose Walnut Syzygium corynanthum Sour Cherry
Endiandra muelleri Green-leaved Rose Walnut Syzygium crebrinerve Purple Cherry
Euroschinus falcata Ribbonwood Syzygium francisii Giant Watergum
References and Further Reading Further Information Reference Books for Rainforest Tree Identification Environment Protection and Regulation Division • Floyd A (1989), Rainforest Trees of North East Branch Mainland South-eastern Australia, Forestry Department of Environment and Conservation Commission of NSW, Inkata Press. 24 Moonee Street • Williams J B, et al (1984), Rainforest Trees and COFFS HARBOUR NSW 2450 Shrubs of NSW and Southern Queensland, UNE. Phone: 6651 5946 • DEC website: www.environment.nsw.gov.au August 2004